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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CHLORINATED ISOS FROM CHINA AND SPAIN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by JUNE 21, 2016
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty order concerning chlorinated isos from China and Spain (inv. No.
731‐TA‐1082‐1083 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or
other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further
information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Tana Farrington (202‐205‐2389, Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased chlorinated isos (as defined on the next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at
any time since January 1, 2013?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: NACL)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used:
(i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or
(ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Phone:
Date
Signature
Email address
Fax
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. On June 25, 2005, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on
imports of chlorinated isos from China and Spain. On September 1, 2015, the Commission instituted a
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine
whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury
to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce
make affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either the Commission or
Commerce makes negative determinations, the Department of Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/chlorinated_isocyanurates_china_and_spain/second_review_full.htm
Chlorinated Isocyanurates (“chlorinated isos”): Chlorinated isos, which are derivatives of cyanuric acid,
described as chlorinated s‐triazine triones. There are three primary chemical compositions of
chlorinated isos:
(1) Trichloroisocyanuric acid (Cl3(NCO)3),
(2) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (dihydrate) (NaCl2(NCO)3(2H2O)), and
(3) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (anhydrous) (NaCl2(NCO)3).
Chlorinated isos are available in powder, granular, and tableted forms. The orders cover all chlorinated
isos.
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
chlorinated isos from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes chlorinated isos.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire in connection with this
proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to
duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
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Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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I‐1.
I‐2.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of chlorinated isos, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
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I‐5.
I‐6.
I‐7.
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Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that import chlorinated isos from China and Spain into the United States or that
export chlorinated isos from China and Spain to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that import chlorinated isos from countries other than China and Spain into
the United States or that export chlorinated isos from countries other than China and Spain to
the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce chlorinated isos?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
Business plan.‐‐Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for chlorinated isos?
No
If yes, please provide these documents. If you are not providing the
Yes requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐PURCHASES
Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐1. Purchases.—
(a)
Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of chlorinated isos in 2015. (Do not
include imports for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be
reported in your U.S. importer’s questionnaire.)
Quantity (pounds)
(b)
Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of chlorinated isos in
2015 that were produced in each of the specified countries.
Chlorinated isos produced in:
United States
%
China
%
Spain
%
All other countries:1
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1
Please identify these countries:
Share of quantity of 2015 purchases
0.0 %
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II‐3.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
chlorinated isos from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.
Source of
purchases
II‐4.
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Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase
Explanation for
trend
United States
China
Spain
All other
countries
Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased chlorinated isos from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐5.
Supplier identification.‐‐ Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for chlorinated isos since
January 1, 2013. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
chlorinated isos that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2015.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2015 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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Shipping information.‐‐
(a) What is the approximate percentage of the total cost of chlorinated isos you purchased that
is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation and other logistics costs from
the importer to your distribution network or retail store? percent.
the U.S. producer to your distribution network or retail store? percent.
(b) If the percentages reported above varied since January 2013, please explain.
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PART III.‐‐ MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III‐1. (a) Firm type.‐‐Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of chlorinated isos
(check all that apply)?
Industrial
Tableter
Retailer
market
Distributor
Other
Describe other
user
(b) Which of the following chlorinated isos products does your firm generally purchase (check all
that apply)?
Granular Granular Trichlor “Blended”
Other
Describe other
trichlor dichlor tablets
tablets
(c) What are the major end uses for the chlorinated isos that your firm purchases (check all that
apply)?
Swimming
pools
Water
Toilet
Machine
Tablet
Describe
Bleaches/scouring
Other
treatment
bowl
washing
production
other
powders
applications
detergents cleaners
Please note that the questions in this section refer to purchases of granular, tabular, and blended
tabulated chlorinated isos. If your response to any question differs depending on whether the
chlorinated isos are granular, tablets, or blended tablets, then indicate at question III‐35 and explain
the difference.
If your firm is a distributor of chlorinated isos, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase chlorinated isos?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
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Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which you sell chlorinated isos?
If your firm is an end user of chlorinated isos, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.—
(a) List the top 3 products you make using chlorinated isos and estimate the percent of your
total production cost that is accounted for by chlorinated isos and by other inputs (such
as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
100.0%
Product(s) your firm
across)
produces
Chlorinated isos
Other inputs
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
% +
% =
0.0 %
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of chlorinated isos since January 1, 2013?
Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses No
Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2013
Anticipated changes
Explain
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Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating chlorinated isos changed
since January 1, 2013?
Increased
No change
(b)
III‐6.
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for chlorinated isos?
No
Yes
Explain
Substitutes.—
(a)
Can other products be substituted for chlorinated isos?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for chlorinated isos?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for chlorinated isos since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in substitutes No Yes
Changes since January
1, 2013
Anticipated changes
Explain
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Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for chlorinated isos has changed since January 1, 2013, and how you anticipate
demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that
have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Market
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2013
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
III‐8.
III‐9.
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Market studies.‐‐Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss chlorinated isos supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China and Spain, and (3) the
world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2013 to the present and forecasts for
the future.
Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order chlorinated isos from
one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
III‐10. Source of tablets.—If you are a tableter, how often do you mix granular chlorinated isos from
different countries in one tablet?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
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III‐11. Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2015 purchases of chlorinated isos that required chlorinated isos
produced in the United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2015
purchases of chlorinated
isos
Purchases that did not require domestic product
%
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic
product (e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
%
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were
required by your customers to be domestic product
%
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain: )
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
III‐12. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the chlorinated isos market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to chlorinated isos?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐13.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
chlorinated isos since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐13. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving chlorinated isos based on its
producer or country of origin?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
If at least sometimes, explain.
Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III‐14. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of chlorinated isos in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2013:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Anticipated changes:
Nonsubject imports
III‐15. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
chlorinated isos since January 1, 2013 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III‐16. Availability of merchandise.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of chlorinated isos only available
from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐17. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently do you make purchases of chlorinated isos (check one)?
Daily Weekly
(b)
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No
Yes If yes, explain.
III‐18. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between and firms.
III‐19. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your purchases of chlorinated isos usually involve negotiations
between your firm and the supplier?
No
If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether
Yes your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐20. Change in suppliers.‐‐ Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2013?
No
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
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III‐21. New suppliers.‐‐
(a)
Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes If yes, please identify the firms.
(b)
Do you expect new chlorinated isos suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No
Yes If yes, please explain.
III‐22. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell chlorinated isos to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
III‐23. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2013, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their chlorinated isos with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and
the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.
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III‐24. Major purchasing factors.‐‐ Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
your firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase chlorinated isos (examples include
availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line,
traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
III‐25. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for chlorinated isos.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐26. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of chlorinated isos?
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III‐27. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does chlorinated isos from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
China
Spain
Nonsubject Countries
III‐28. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the chlorinated isos
that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐29. Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased chlorinated isos from one source
although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower price,
please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).
III‐30. Price leaders.‐‐A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest‐priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the chlorinated isos market
since January 1, 2013.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐31. Changes in U.S. industry.‐‐
(a)
Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. chlorinated isos
industry since January 1, 2013 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under
review, that were responsible for each improvement/change.
Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
chlorinated isos industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.
(b)
III‐32. Effect of revocation.‐‐What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty orders for imports of chlorinated isos from China and Spain? As appropriate,
please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty orders on (1) the
future activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time
period to which you are referring.
Activities of your firm
Entire U.S. market
III‐33. Tolling.‐‐Does your firm engage with processors to repackage chlorinated isos into retail
packages or convert bulk chlorinated isos into tablets as well as repackaged into retail
containers?
No
Yes
If yes, provide the following information.
The average cost for tableting and repackaging for 2015 in dollars/pound.
Indicate the usual cost for repackaging only (i.e., repackaging granular or tableted
chlorinated isos into smaller packages) in 2015 on a dollars/pound basis.
Average cost for tableting and
repackaging ($/pound)
Average cost for repackaging only
($/pound)
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III‐34. Tablet sales.‐‐
(a) If you purchase tablets, do you purchase directly from a manufacturer or importer?
No
Yes
(b) Does your supplier repackage or tablet chlorinated isos?
No
Yes
If yes, please indicate the usual markup charged by your supplier
for repackaging or tableting chlorinated isos in 2013 on a
dollars/pound basis:
III‐35. Further explanation of granular, tablets, or blended tablets.—If any of your answers above
differed between granular, tablets, or blended tables, please provide any further explanations
below.
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PART IV.‐‐ PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for chlorinated isos for which your
firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States
China
Spain
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
IV‐2.
Interchangeability.‐‐Is chlorinated isos produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
China
Spain
China
Spain
Other countries
For any country‐pair producing chlorinated isos which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable
use:
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Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between chlorinated isos
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases
of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
China
Spain
China
Spain
Other countries
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of chlorinated isos, identify the country‐pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how chlorinated isos
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with chlorinated isos produced in each of the other countries you identified.
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
Product from
compared to
compared to
China compared to
product from
product from
product from
Spain
China
Spain
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Factor
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐4. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
United States
Product from
Product from
China compared to Spain compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Nonsubject
Nonsubject
Nonsubject
countries
countries
countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Factor
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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Change in price.‐‐
(a)
Since January 1, 2013, has there been a change in the price of chlorinated isos? If so,
has the price of U.S.‐produced chlorinated isos changed more or less than the price of
imported chlorinated isos from China and Spain?
No change in price.
Prices have changed by the same amount.
Price of U.S.‐produced chlorinated isos has changed relative to the price of
chlorinated isos from China.
Price of U.S.‐produced chlorinated isos has changed relative to the price of
chlorinated isos from Spain.
(b)
If the price of U.S.‐produced chlorinated isos has changed relative to the price of
chlorinated isos from China and Spain, the price of U.S.‐produced chlorinated isos is now
relatively
Higher
Lower
than those from China.
than those from Spain.
IV‐6.
Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question that did
not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/chlorinated_isocyanurates_china_and_spain/second_review_full.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: NACL
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - Purchasers questionnaire_Isos_2nd Review |
Author | chris.cassise |
File Modified | 2016-05-05 |
File Created | 2016-05-05 |